Job Title: Head of Key Stage 3 (Associate Assistant Principal)
Full Time Salary: £57,831 - £65,286 (L7 to L12)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Start Date: September 2025
Your opportunity to join John Cabot Academy as a qualified Head of Key Stage 3 (Associate Assistant Principal):
Working as senior leader and member of the extended Senior Leadership Team, you will be responsible for the Key stage 3 pastoral teams. A team of 6 colleagues across years 7, 8 & 9. Your pastoral responsibilities will include behaviour, anti-bullying, attendance and safeguarding.
The JCA vision ‘consistent boundaries and well understood routines, which are the key to keeping children safe and therefore able to explore, develop and express their individual identities. As such, we have well established policies for our pastoral work. The postholder will rigorously ensure that the academy’s systems, policies and procedures are working smoothly and effectively on a day-to-day basis. But will also be able to plan strategically to lead others to address areas for development.
We are looking for a colleague who is willing to grow and develop professionally, gaining significant strategic leadership experience which will support a career pathway to becoming Assistant Principal in the future.
About you:
You will be:
- a qualified teacher or hold an equivalent teaching qualification.
- have professional knowledge of what consitutes high quality and standards in teaching and learning.
- ability to write reports, keep accurate records and communicate effectively
- proven ability as an excellent classroom teacher
- experience of leading an aspect of whole school development
- ability to Lead and Manage a team.
- understanding of curriculum and assessment of pupil progress
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About John Cabot Academy:
John Cabot Academy is an 11-16 academy in South Gloucestershire close to the border of Bristol. We share our site and staffing with the CLF Post-16 provision, forming an 11-18 Academy. The Academy has a strong reputation both locally and regionally.
We want our students to thrive academically; flourish and grow as young people. When they leave us they will have a strong sense of self, their place in the world and the agency to fulfil their potential. To fulfill this ambition, our staff are inspired by learning and create a school where students are engaged, challenged and inspired.
We have a supportive and compassionate culture in which the whole person is nurtured and the voice of students is valued. We celebrate the diversity of the members our community by enabling them to learn from each other, by encouraging them to respect each other’s differences, and by providing opportunities to contribute to Academy life and the wider community.
Empower Yourself. Empower our Community.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
- What we can offer you:
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
- Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
- Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
- Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
- Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
- A collaborative culture which supports workload.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!
Recruitment timeline:
• Closing Date: 28 April 2025 @11.59pm
• Short-listing: 29 April 2025
• Interviews: 7 May 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored through this role, where it meets the minimum salary threshold set out by government, based on the hours required. Candidates are advised to check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
